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EU Action Plan To Combat Cyberbullying: Making Social Media Safer For Children
Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 9:16 pm | The Better News
EU aims to protect children and young people from digital violence – “Cyberbullying is not a private matter” More >>
Spain’s Renewable Investments Drive Down Electricity Prices
Monday, 16 March 2026, 8:58 pm | The Better News
The switch to renewable energies has not only stabilised the electricity grid, but it has also meant that the share of Spanish electricity generated by coal has fallen to zero since 2025. More >>
Croatia: Free Train Travel For Children, Students, Pensioners And People With Disabilities
Monday, 9 March 2026, 4:48 pm | The Better News
A free train programme originally started about five years ago as a pilot project and was not intended to last longer than 15 months. The Croatian government introduced free public transport for schoolchildren in autumn 2021. More >>
Good For The Economy And The Public Budget: Economist Bjørnstad On Norway’s Successful Wealth Tax
Saturday, 28 February 2026, 10:45 pm | The Better News
All Norwegians with net wealth of more than €150,000 (NOK 1.76 million) pay a wealth tax. For couples, the exemption threshold is doubled. Debts are fully deducted. For the state, this generates around €2.7 billion per year. More >>
Cities Are Safer Than People Think — London Shows How Social Media Distorts Fear
Saturday, 28 February 2026, 10:42 pm | The Better News
How dangerous is London really? Violent videos and posts about ‘London crime’ dominate social media, reinforcing the image of the British capital – a narrative that is exploited politically by right-wing politicians. According to surveys, more ... More >>
Factory Occupation In Italy: Laid-Off Workers Organise As A Cooperative And Want To Set Up Their Own Business
Sunday, 22 February 2026, 10:49 pm | The Better News
In a kind of permanent works council, the workers at the GKN factory take turns in eight-hour shifts. Under the name “Collettivo di Fabbrica,” they are fighting to keep their jobs and for the climate-friendly conversion of the factory. More >>
Self-Governance Instead Of Large-Scale Land Ownership: Scottish Community As A Model For Solidarity & Affordable Housing
Sunday, 22 February 2026, 10:44 pm | The Better News
Although they failed legally, they became symbols of resistance and laid the foundation for later efforts at self-government. Courageous local resistance to these resettlements continues to shape the community to this day. More >>
Peter Thiel And His European Allies: The Rise Of The Authoritarian High-Tech Surveillance Complex
Sunday, 22 February 2026, 10:38 pm | The Better News
The tight alliance between tech corporations, financial capital, and the security apparatus has created a system in which political loyalty and public contracts come dangerously close together. More >>
How US Billionaires Are Steering The Formerly Liberal TV Station CBS Toward Trump
Wednesday, 11 February 2026, 8:31 pm | The Better News
The developments at CBS are not an isolated case. Even CNN, which has tended to be liberal up to now, faces a similar fate if Warner Bros. Discovery is sold to Paramount. More >>
Amazon, Apple & Google: These 14 Companies Are Among The Biggest Tax Dodgers In The EU
Wednesday, 11 February 2026, 8:28 pm | The Better News
1,000 billion euros: According to the EU Commission, this is the amount of damage caused to EU member states by tax evasion. That is almost three times the budget deficit of the EU member states. More >>
Bezos, Gates, Altman: These Billionaires Stand To Get Even Richer From Trump’s Greenland Plans
Friday, 30 January 2026, 5:07 pm | The Better News
Since Trump’s first term, some of the world’s richest people, including Ronald Lauder, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Michael Bloomberg, have been investing strategically in projects on the island. That raises a number of questions. More >>
“Latin America Is Becoming The US Backyard Again” – Ulrich Brand On Trump’s New Interventionist Policy
Tuesday, 27 January 2026, 10:33 am | The Better News
The US is showing that it wants a power-based international order—not a rule-based one anymore. I think everyone understands that now. With last December’s National Security Strategy, it is clear that spheres of influence are being defined. More >>
Amnesty Austria Director Hashemi: What It Takes For Iran To Have Peace And Freedom After The Regime Falls
Friday, 23 January 2026, 6:57 pm | The Better News
The Iranian human rights organization HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency) estimates at least 2,571 people killed and around 18,470 arrests. More >>
Good For The Economy And The Public Budget: Economist Bjørnstad On Norway’s Successful Wealth Tax
Monday, 19 January 2026, 5:33 pm | The Better News
The basic problem is this: capital income is difficult to tax. In Norway, dividends and profits are taxed—but mainly when they actually reach private individuals. Very wealthy people avoid this by parking their wealth in holding companies. More >>
Peter Thiel And His European Allies: The Rise Of The Authoritarian High-Tech Surveillance Complex
Monday, 19 January 2026, 5:27 pm | The Better News
The U.S. tech industry has long played a central role in the state and the military-industrial complex. But Donald Trump’s return to the White House has brought this entanglement to a new level. More >>
